The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-18
Saturday. Sunday.
FATAL KfFEcrs,

The heatiyesterday was not go fatal IS
ohthst memorable Sunday in July, when
there was several fatal cases OF ettnstroke.
Most Of the time yesterday there was a
pleasant breezs moving. About half past
two alight rain fell Tor few minutes,
but 1t had no psrceptible effect, not evan
dimmins the suns rays whilo 1t was
falling. ], .:iga eiI,
4 man named Braun, employed in the
wash room at Reymann's brewery, be.
came overheated at his work yesterday,
and went back into the cooling vault o,
cave to cool off. The temperature in the
cave ia kept below freezing point, and !he
change from several degrees above blood
heat TO Us much below the freezing point
proved too much. he was taken with 0
nervous chill, and although all was done
Tor bic felietthat medical science suggest.
ed, it wes learned last night that he had
died. 81 : Il tI5' .l1'jss i
Mrs. Trenary, who lived on Byron street
below Thirteenth, died suddenly veeter.
day, aud the attending physieian aeeribed
her death to tho heat. she had been i'll
however, having been confined a few
days ago. rs
These two cases were OF e1ceptional
character, and 1t is both singular and com
torting that there was not more suffering
and nicknssn, and even death.
Saturday Mrs. Dikman, the wife Of 6
farmer living up tho river, was on hel
way home from market when she Wal
overcome by the heat, and for q time Wa
dangerously i'll.
KEEPING COOL. RS e (, :. 4.
1t is singular that Wheeling'g warn
days soem to strike Sunday. It was 80 in
1881, and on Sunday, July 8, this year
the record best last years best, while yes
te1day It exceeded all records. Sunday il
the eaaiest day to keep cool. YESTERDAY
q comparatively small portion 1.-THE com.
munity sought relief in the shade at the
Park, dreading the exsrtion Of getting to
the motor. People eat about in Gs little
clothing as possible, and poured water
over. the pavements and window stills ia
reduce the local temperature. The evap.
Grafton OF water absorbs heat, and the
cooling OF the temperature in this way il
the came process as that employed in ar.
titlclal ice.msking, except that in ice ma.
chimes chemicals are used which evaporate
moro quickly than water. The remark
was made in newspaper the other day
that 1t vas mysterious, but true, that the
air Of o room WAS rendered cooler than
the water used, by its evaporation. I;
might strife the game writer as myeteri.
ous also, that by melting ice with salt in
an ice c.esm freezsr the temperature oil
the cream can DO reduced below that oil
the ice. In tropic chimes water is cooled
by setting it in stone Jug with wet
cloth arouudit where warm draft blows
upon it. - = sz,55l ~ 81 s. =
The fortunate dealers in ice cream, coda
water and lemonade enjoyed boom yes.
terday. Ice was a scarce luxury. A
chunk which usually lasts over Sunday
disappeared during Saturday night. There
was little comfort in trying to sleep last
night or the night before. y ,55.5
Few people tried to sleep until late, and
many hsd very poor success then. Heads
were put out Of windows in all parts Of
town to try to catch, q breath OF air.
Judging from the incresse OF Temperature
from Friday till Saturday, there can be
little hopes OF better weather to-day, since
the western eky was o glow Of red at sun.
set, aud the night warm and dry. The sky
was cloudless, but heat lightning played
constantly over the sky in sll quarters OF
the heayeug u fs y gI.i * 4 - =